To craft your thaum craft wand you need 2 iron caps and 1 stick. To get the 2 iron caps follow these recipes while O is nothing and I is an iron nugget. OOO III IOI Then, follow this recipe to make the wand. While the iron cap represents H and the stick is S nothing is O (Last step!) OOH OSO HOO Congratulations! You made your first ThaumCraft Wand!
Also note, do not fully drain nodes with your wand. The aspect you drain may not come back. And avoid hungry nodes. Even the most powerful player can be killed by it.