"RonB" wrote:

We are preparing to restore and refinish a couple of antique items--a
dining table and a side-by-side that belonged to my grandparents.
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Years ago there were commercial strippers who would hang your piece
in a pit containing heated stripper vapor.

The piece stayed dry and came out clean ready for refinishing.

My first shot would be a search to see if one is available.

After that, Dadio covered it.

Hey Robert, where are you?

Lew