TENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED EWP BRIDGE LOAN AGREEMENT

                               TENTH AMENDMENT TO

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED

                            EWP BRIDGE LOAN AGREEMENT

     This  TENTH   AMENDMENT  TO  AMENDED  AND  RESTATED  LOAN  AGREEMENT  (this

"Amendment")  is made and entered into as of January 15, 2004  between  KEYSTONE

CONSOLIDATED  INDUSTRIES,  INC., a Delaware  corporation  ("Keystone"),  and the

lenders listed in Annex I hereto (individually a "Lender" and collectively,  the

"Lenders").

                                    Recitals

     A.  Keystone and the Lenders  have  entered  into that certain  Amended and

Restated EWP Bridge Loan  Agreement  dated as of November 1, 2001, as amended by

various  amendments,  the last of which is the Ninth  Amendment  to Amended  and

Restated  EWP Bridge  Loan  Agreement  dated as of  December  15,  2003  between

Keystone and the Lenders (collectively, the "Loan Agreement").

     B.  Keystone and the Lenders  wish to amend the Loan  Agreement as provided

herein.

     C. Capitalized  terms used but not otherwise  defined herein shall have the

same meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

                                    Agreement

     In  consideration  of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements

herein, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows.

     Section 1. Amendment to Loan  Agreement.  Section 3.3 of the Loan Agreement

shall be amended by deleting  such section in its entirety and replacing it with

the following:

                  3.3. Maturity Date. Unless the same shall become due earlier

         as a result of acceleration of the maturity, the Loans shall mature on

         February 29, 2004 (the "Maturity Date"), at which time the outstanding

         principal balance of the Loans and all accrued and unpaid interest and

         commitment fees shall become due and payable.

     Section 2. Effect