Removing old furniture veneer

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4. If it is not too big, a good soak in the bathtub(hot water) will loosten the glue.

It should be easier to remove with a scraper after the soak.
My husband used to remove great old veneers from stuff that was no good otherwise. Always worked.
If you use a heat gun, be careful, you could burn the wood if you get too close.

Never did this but I am told that you can, with a damp cloth between, iron the wood to soften the glue.
Remember that there will always be a residue of glue to remove before you start the refinishing job.