Unfortunately, it is often much cheaper, both from a materials and labor point of view, to simply replace wood moldings than it is to strip and refinish them.
Don't know what else to tell you from my experience if you have your heart dead-set on stripping to the existing wood but to try different chemical strippers, solvents, and abrasives until you hit on a combination that works best for you.
Personally, I would only replace such badly built up painted/varnished moldings...
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