Fitted handle, put plane back together and set about tidying up the bench. What with off-cuts, screwdrivers, scribers, French curves, bevel, sliding square, 20 cm rule, sander, discs, 600-grit paper, pencils, oil bottle, wax can, cloths, etc. by the end of the job I was working in about a dozen square inches in one corner and on top of the vice. Oh aye, bike was leaning against bench as well.
Next job of Earth-shattering magnitude will be drilling weep-holes in the bottom of the soap-dish in the shower. Should add about a week to the life of each bar.