I recently started stripping the finish off of a nice set of walnut cabinets. I'm using the orange citrus stripper that you get at the BORG here in the U.S. I've used it before, and it's worked very well for indoor projects (i.e. stripping jobs in the shop during the winter).

This time I used it, however, it seems to have softened the wood considerably. To the point where, when I've run my cabinet scraper across it to get a final smooth finish, it does not "cut" the wood fibres, it seems to tear them. After each pass of the scraper, I end up with a semi-gooey blob of soft wood fibres along the edge of the scraper blade.

The scraper is very sharp and has a nice hook. I've tested it on another piece of walnut and it cuts like a dream.

Any one else experience this?