end of the wing (see picture 4). they need to overlap by at least an inch, preferably more.
when you get right up into the corner of the joint cut the feathers short and tuck them right in. some of the feathers need to be glued along one edge only to allow overlap and movement. remember to keep checking the wing can still move.
the leading edge is the next part we will tackle.
picture 1 shows how there is a space over the elbow of the wing. i found the best way to cover this with feathers was to first overlap the tube end with whole feathers then cover these with feather 