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I - quite effectively - cut down a steerer shim using a hacksaw.
I can't see why it would be a problem, although I was using an alloy steerer. Yours is carbon, right? Using an old/ offcut steerer tube while cutting sounds sensible. Probably best to file off rough edges/ swarf from the cutting too.