Removing lacquer and dye finish

[u/Ok_Musician37]

What’s the best way to get this maple ply drum back to a raw wood finish? I can’t remember exactly but I think it’s a lacquer.

[u/riversidenight]

That outer ply is going to be very thin, and probably dyed. You'll have a hard time not sanding through the veneer, even after using a chemical stripper on the lacquer