You cut the steerer freehand and then file the wonky top flat?
That's what I cautioned against.
Freehand with a piece of paper wrapped around the steerer to act as a visual cutting guide, then file it to get it exactly flat and smooth, and put a small bevel on the outside. Never had any problems with fibre delamination.
Freehand with a piece of paper wrapped around the steerer...
Coming from a man with a lathe in his dining room (or is that a dining room in his workshop), I expected more.
A lot more.
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You cut the steerer freehand and then file the wonky top flat?
That's what I cautioned against.