One of the things @Tim White suggested to me was to focus on making a geopolymer block that could be cut with normal tools to make it easier to work in the field. I wanted to let the geopolymer woodcrete blocks "cure" for a few weeks to ensure full strength before doing any destructive testing on them. Today I tried cutting the block using a carbide wood-cutting blade. I am happy to report that the material cut readily without any sparks or difficulty in doing so. Yes, it was a bit dusty, but so is wood! And because the geopolymer cement itself is made from amorphous silicates, the dangers associated with inhaling the dust are quite a bit lower than with crystalline alumino-silicates - still not great to inhale ANY kind of dust, but it's no where near the danger levels of crystalline silica or silicates like asbestos. By the way, don't fool yourself into thinking wood dust is benign - there is often a lot of silica in wood as well, especially in tropical hardwoods. It's really best to NOT inhale any dust of any kind ;).

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