This is an OLD thread... very old.
The one interesting turn of words in squarerlgg's post is "hard to hone"
Some steel is tempered very hard some not so hard... and when matched to a hone
can prover easy to hone or difficult to hone in ways that have nothing to do with the
hardness of the steel.

DOVO and Henkels will all have darn fine steel.

A magnet will grab both stainless or full carbon steel.

My limited experience with modern Dovo razors is that they are fine razors.
Hone with a light touch and they will reward. The best ground razors are
thin and hard for a beginner to hone because they flex and demand a very
even hand that is best captured as a light hand.

Stamped is not the same as forged but it almost looks the same.
Yes, There are knife makers that shape knives that look like razors...