The Wooden Wick Co. Crackling Wood Candle Wicks and Clips (100 Wicks, Large) for 100% Soy Wax Review (2026)

Who the Large Soy Wick Kit Fits

The Wooden Wick Co. sells this crackling wood wick in three widths, and the Large size in this listing is built for wide-mouth soy jars, roughly the 8 to 16 ounce range candle makers use for tumblers and apothecary jars. It is not the wick to reach for on votives, tealights or narrow-necked containers, where a Small or Medium wick from the same maker fits the flame to the wax pool more evenly. Soy wax is the target fuel here specifically, since the brand sells a separate line sized for coconut and soy blends. If your line runs on 100% soy and your jars are on the wider side, this is a straightforward match. If you pour a blend, or your jars are narrow, the sizing works against you rather than for you, and one of the sibling wicks or a cotton wick will burn more predictably.

Sizing, Materials and What Ships in the Box

Each order includes 100 wood wicks paired with metal clips, so there is no separate clip purchase needed before a first pour. The Wooden Wick Co. lists this Large size at roughly .04 inch thick, cut to sit correctly for 100% soy container candles, and the wicks are made in the US from natural wood harvested at Forest Stewardship Council certified mills, using wood from fruit trees rather than construction lumber offcuts. The company markets the wicks as ready to burn straight from the bag, with no soaking, priming or doubling up required before the first test pour. That matters for anyone who has dealt with cotton wicks that need pre-waxing, since it removes a prep step from a candle maker's workflow, though it still leaves wick selection and testing as the real work.

Setting Up a Test Pour and Reading the Burn

Standard wood wick setup applies here: glue the metal clip to the center of the jar bottom, keep the wick vertical while the wax sets, and trim the wood to about a quarter inch before every light, since a longer wood wick produces a taller, sootier flame than the same length in cotton. Wood wicks also need a slightly longer initial burn to establish a full melt pool, and they can go out mid-burn if trimmed too short or if a draft hits the flame, so testing in the exact jar you plan to sell is worth the extra pours. Because this is the Large width, watch the melt pool width on your first burns closely. Soy wax in a wide jar paired with a Large wick should reach the glass edges within a couple of hours; if it does not, a narrower wick is the fix, not a fragrance change.

Trade-offs Against the Medium and Small Siblings

The same brand sells a Medium wick sized for coconut and soy wax blends and a Small wick for the same blend, both listed as rivals to this Large soy-specific size, and both outscore it slightly in this site's testing pool at 9.2 and 8.6 against this wick's 8.8. That gap tracks with fit rather than quality: the Medium and Small versions cover blended wax, which is a larger share of what home candle makers pour, while this Large size is narrower in its use case, 100% soy in wide jars only. Double-layer alternatives like the NOOR wood wick claim smokeless performance across a broader range of jar widths, and multi-piece kits that bundle stands add setup flexibility this single-format pack does not offer, though neither matches the sizing precision this brand builds around soy wax specifically.

Verdict and Who Should Look Elsewhere

At a score of 8.8 out of 10 on this site, the Large soy wick pack earns its place for a specific job: wide-jar, 100% soy candles where a crackling wood wick is part of the product's appeal. Candle makers building that exact product get a wick that is sized correctly and ships ready to test, with clips included and no pretreatment needed. Anyone pouring paraffin, coconut wax or a soy blend should pick the Medium or Small version instead, since this Large size is calibrated for soy's cooler burn and will run hotter than intended in other waxes. Narrow jars are also a mismatch regardless of wax type, since the wider flame this wick produces will tunnel or smoke in a tight space.

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