Hi Nickbee. I'm sorry. After looking at the first picture again I now realize your were not climb-cutting (back-routing... same thing), but trapping the piece between the fence and bit is considered unsafe. It's kinda like on a table saw where the fence isn't aligned correctly and the piece is pinched between the blade and fence causing a kick-back. By the same token if the bit were to hit a hard spot, knot or something unseen in the wood something similar could happen. I am not saying it WILL happen to you but why take that chance?
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And keep in mind simular to using an offset fence I was only taking off 1/32 at a time.
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I can see your logic to this, but why not just use the offset fence to do it? That way the bit is partially burried in the fence and not sticking up in the open like a "big finger blender".
It's much safer, but that's just my humble opinion.
Johnson's paste wax will work fine on your table surface.