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On May 19, 2015, at 8:20 PM, Michael Blair  wrote:

>> Would have dipping the whole sewing cabinet been better at cleaning
>> out the grain?
> 
> Dipping is the surest way to completely destroy a piece of furniture.
> 
> Never, never, never dip strip anything.

Not to be contrary, but I dipped a cast iron table base and was so pleased to
see nothing but bare metal where there had been 100 years of accumulated paint.
OTOH, I would never do that to a piece of wood.

Bill