[Cherryville Chuck]

I'm not sure I'm clear on what you did John but anytime I push an end across a router bit I use a squared push block against the fence and hold the workpiece tightly against it. If that's not clear the watch Marc Sommerfeld do it on youtube, I think when he he was doing rail and styles but there might be other vids of it too.

 

[Cherryville Chuck]

John I've also drilled a hole in the pusher block that Paul showed so that I could use an F clamp to hold the workpiece tight to the pusher block. The clamp also gives you something to hold onto. Some bits tend to push the piece away from the fence and the clamp helps quite a bit in that circumstance.