tell application "Finder"
	activate
	
	-- Get current user's name
	tell application "System Events"
		set currentUser to (name of current user)
	end tell
	
	-- for cleanliness
	close every window
	
	-- open a Finder window that we will place the tabs in
	open folder "Documents" of home
	delay 0.25

	-- begin command group to open a new tab and set its location
	tell application "System Events" to keystroke "t" using command down
	delay 0.25
	set target of front window to folder "Downloads" of home
	delay 0.25
	-- end command group

	-- begin command group to open a new tab and set its location	
	tell application "System Events" to keystroke "t" using command down
	delay 0.25
	set target of front window to folder "Applications" of the startup disk
	delay 0.25
	-- end command group
	
	-- begin command group to open a new tab and set its location, in this case, the current user's home folder
	tell application "System Events" to keystroke "t" using command down
	delay 0.25
	set target of front window to folder currentUser of folder "Users" of the startup disk
	delay 0.25
	-- end command group
		
	-- TEMPLATE for folder on an external disk; modify or delete this group; begin command group to open a new tab and set its location
	tell application "System Events" to keystroke "t" using command down
	delay 0.25
	set target of front window to folder "child_foldername" of folder "parent_folder_name" of disk "attached_disk_name"
	delay 0.25
	-- end command group

	-- make the Finder toolbar visible, set to False if you don't want it
	set toolbar visible of the front Finder window to true

	-- set how wide you want the Sidebar or delete if you don't care
	set the sidebar width of the front Finder window to 162

	-- set the current view; I prefer column view but you can replace the word "column" in the line below with "list" or "icon" 
	set the current view of the front Finder window to column view

	-- set whether you want the status bar at the bottom of the window
	set statusbar visible of Finder window 1 to true
	
	-- set the bounds of the window; these numbers affect both size and placement
	set the bounds of the front Finder window to {8, 589, 1462, 1582}
	
	-- this line returns us to the very first tab that was opened
	tell application "System Events" to key code 124 using control down
end tell