i dont own any power tools either.. but my dad does
slowly over time.. i will have to steal them and make them mine.
What i found for very detailed wood peices that works best is a dremel like tool with the little sanding bit on it.. that gets all the paint out of the swirls and nooks and crannys then give it a good was with stripper and then stain the fucker
i really really dislike painted wood furnature. Have you ever worked with metal at all?