I bought a router table years ago thinking I would use it with profile jigs until it snacthed a piece of osage and slammed it into the wall and nummed my fingers for awhile 
Now I use it for forms. My bit has the bearing next to the table. You still want to saw as close to the line as possible before routing.

I tried once doing it by hand and knocked a big chunk off the end of my recurve form so I quit and went back to my drill press drum sander. I have the flush bit and router table so I want to try and use it for my next form.

Quote from Stic"You still want to saw as close to the line as possible before routing."
That's the most important part.
well said Stic

I just cut out a form and sanded close to the line on my Rigid oscillating belt sander and I'll be dipped...it is smooth, flat where it needs to be  and square. Now I dont want to use the router!