Dry rot in beech molding plane

I picked up an old english molding plane ina box of stuff at a car boot sale. 1 1/4inch hollow, with obvious signs of rot to the escape side.

Is it junk? English beech is rare here in Aus, would it wise to salvage the good wood from unaffected parts of the plane?

Paul

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Dry rot in beech molding plane