'Harvesting' laminate

[JStark]

I've just gotten rid of an old particleboard desk, though I've kept the desktop, as I'd like to peel the laminate off of it to back bows with.  Any suggestions?

[Minuteman]

Heat gun. You know like the paint stripper variety. Gotta be glued on some kinda way.
 What kinda wood is it?

[**DONOTDELETE**]

If the heat gun doesn't work..... dampen a thin towel, and then use a clothes iron. sometimes this will raise the grain a bit in the process, but no damage that a light sanding wont take care of. The steam sometimes works when heat alone doesn't. This is a great way to repair dents in a veneered piece of furniture too.