If you want to know why the living room of Russ and CarolFilbeck’s modest Mira Mesa home is packed to the gills with copiesof his new book, “Making Ladder Back Chairs With Russ Filbeck,” youfirst have ...

Question: Years ago, someone in our family purchased a 44-inch-high maple ladder-back chair with arms and a rush seat from a neighbor who was moving to Canada. Recently, a friend who visited my home ...