re: Stripping a painted piece of furniture

If you use stripper, buy the most expensive one you can afford - this is a situation where you get what you pay for.

Also, like the previous posted said, avoid the stripper and hand grind that thing - the results will be good without all the need for precautionary steps because of the stripper.

Try to avoid water based stripper solvents if possible - they will mess up the wood.