I did the same thing! So much soap was harmed, and even bad words were muttered. Ok, maybe they were a bit louder than muttering.When I first saw IrishLass technique I immediately bought one of those Japanese routers from Lees Valley, but can I get it to do what IrishLass does, no not on your nelly, and I have fiddled and fiddled until I dont have a fiddle left. So it is put into the dead soapy stuff cupboard for now.
My router eventually out to my husband's work bench - first time ever for tools going in that direction, rather than leaving the bench and disappearing into my soap cabinets.