Any ideas to remove laminate (I think?) from slavaged chair arms?

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Low to moderate skill and good access to tools, just not really sure how to go about this. My initial approach when I couldn't easily pry/peel it off was to sand and stain; it did take the stain a bit but still looks pretty crap in my opinion, also really hate the smooth/vinyl texture it has.