Hope it works this time. First message was totslly lost..
More Pictures :

Gingerbread (dectoration) taken off (intact) no cracks or chips
veneer being removed
veneer totally removed from top and bottom of table top
Dusy cover back together

What a project. Thanks for sharing your progress and great pictures. Can't wait to see the before and after comparisons.

I wasn't aware you could remove veneer??? that is very interesting as mine is bubbly

Nice work. I'll have to show this to my DH, who is a wood guy and refinished my straight leg treadle cabinet.