Yes, it is called rebatching, and I will avoid it if at all possible. It's time consuming and tedious. To let you know, I make cp soap by the 10 pound recipes. I presently have 2 buckets of soap scraps, I would guess about a 2 or 3 cubic foot container. Instead of rebatching it I will add it to a new recipe of soap. Unlike what you have, this is still virgin soap scraps, not previously used. I will make soap and give these away or use them ourselves. What I would do if I had these previous used scraps, I would just add it to a new bar as they are being used; they do stick fairly readily, and they rarely come off. If you are going to still rebatch, I would grate them, then lightly mist them (not dripping) the night before, then add them to a crockpot on low or medium heat. You will need to set aside about 4 hours or so, depending on how much soap you need to do. The trick is to add just enough water (by the tablespoon) to keep the soap pliable and not dry, while you are trying to mash it, until it is thoroughly melted. Be careful, this soap is very hot while in the crock! Any scent of the scraps will disappear in the final product, so if you want it scented, then let the soap cool down a bit and mix in scent just before pour/mashing it into any molds. hth

This is a smaller loaf mold plan. I haven't used it, but it is the one I printed for my husband..... Here is a link that might be useful: soap mold

she hasn't updated the site lately, but when i emailed & said i wanted the 8 cavity mold (told her i had seen the 12 cavity on ebay, but didn't want to wait for the auction to end) she emailed back & said: "Well I'm making them all 12 cavities now.. Like I had said.. LOL I'm WAY behind in my site..so you can have a 12 for the same price.. " Sorry, should have clarified that in the other post..... Hazel

Someone (princess soap "something or other" LOL) that I poured the soap too hot...that coupled with the fact that I should've taped the bottom to secure...but I think that the temp was most of the problem. The shape of the soap was pretty neat though. Jill