Master Armorer crafting shield as weapon?


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Feat=Master Armorer (Ex)
Source Armor Master's Handbook pg. 15

The fighter can use his base attack bonus in place of his ranks in the Craft (armor) skill. The fighter need not be wearing armor or using a shield to use this option. The fighter substitutes his total base attack bonus (including his base attack bonus gained through levels in other classes) for his ranks in this skill, but adds the skill’s usual ability score modifier and any other bonuses or penalties that would modify that skill. Additionally the fighter is treated as having the Craft Magic Arms and Armor and Master Craftsman feats, but only for the purpose of making magic armor. The fighter does not need to meet these feats’ prerequisites.

Clearly this feat allows crafting magic armor.
And does not allow crafting weapons.

But, would this allow a character to add weapon enchantments to a shield(armor)?


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No, it states that you are only treated as having those feats for purposes of creating magic armor. Since armor can not receive weapon enchantments they are not something you would be able to add. In the same way that you wouldn't be able to enhance armor spikes, shield spikes, or spiked gauntlets. Since these are enchanted separate from the armor as weapons. Shields are the same way, its weapon enchantments are tracked separately from it's armor enchantments.

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