Abstract: A back scratcher which includes: (a) a rigid, elongated rod having an axial portion and a canted portion which meet at an obtuse angle; (b) a handle fixedly attached about the free end of the axial portion; (c) a scratcher head fixedly attached to the free end of the canted portion; and (d) a plurality of closely spaced tines extending from the scratcher head in a direction parallel to the plane containing the axial and canted portions. In various embodiments, the back scratcher is provided with thumb-engagable means formed on the handle for aligning the tines to engage the back, with a removable base for mounting the back scratcher in an upright disposition while being stored, with different angles and lengths of the axial portion and the canted portion for operation over or under a shirt, with a novel means of attaching the scratcher head to the rod, and with resharpenable tines.