drilling into soapstone

[JB <nossus@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the help.  I will try a few of the suggestions this weekend
and will let you know what worked.  I've been able to locate some
carbide forstner bits on the net - may work with some of the less-talc,
more brittle soapstones, maybe even alabaster.  Based on what I've used
before, I think that a combination of the suggestions might work for
some of the more fragile stones without a huge equipment expense.

Thanks,

Jay