FACK!!!
So I underestimated the degree of dryness in my room compared to the environment outside. When I woke up this morning I found a series of deep longitudinal splits in the Padauk wood I bought yesterday. I think I’ll just go with a thin slice of Teak for the inner laminate. The teak fretboards have been in and out of the room and are only 1/4 inches thick and haven’t warped a bit. So by that measure I’m going with teak. So sad about that Padauk…