These are all sacred tasks, in my life and in my viewpoint. Sanctity does not end at the edge of the Circle. Plates, chalices, candleholders, candle snuffers, bells, knives, incense burners, and such items are obviously made for more than just Circle use. Since all actions, in my view, are sacred, using these tools outside the Circle is not a defamation of the tool, but a furthering of its already proven consecration. Each time the tool is used, it reaffirms immanence and increases the grace of action and tool, thereby conferring sanctity upon the end result, and tying everything together.
Tools are an extension of self.
Form alone is not enough to determine use. A tool will simply lay there until it is taken up and applied. Using a tool with reverence, regardless of the task, is what makes a tool sacred. We are the motivating force behind the use of any tool, be it a pocketknife or a fallen twig, or the most elaborately ornamented chalice. Since it is our thoughts, needs, and direction which determine the use of our tools, those tools should reflect our own self.