Amazon.com offers the Shun Steel 8" Carving Knife, model no. MH0703, for $44.19 with free shipping. That's a very low price for an 8" Shun knife. (Most cost over $100; many cost $200.) This Damascus-style carving knife features a high-carbon VG-10 stainless steel blade.

Update: More Shun knives are also steeply discounted at Amazon:

• Shun Steel MH0715 2-1/2" Birds Beak Knife for $28.73
• Shun Steel MH0716 4" Paring Knife for $35.87
• Shun Steel MH0710 6" Boning Knife for $53.24
• Shun Steel MH0724 8" Offset Bread Knife for $53.36